Thursday, November 15, 2007

sweater for a big teddy

As promised, here is the pattern for a sweater for the big teddy. The sweater is basically a raglan style, knit flat from the neck down, and there are seams along the front of one shoulder, under the sleeves, and on the sides. If this is too much seaming for you, it should be easy to convert this pattern to knit in the round. The pattern does not include instructions for the stripes, but check the end of this post for the striping sequence I used. Feel free to ask any questions by email or leaving a comment here.

Sew together front left shoulder seam, leaving neck band open. Sew together underarm seams. Sew together side seams. Secure all yarn ends. Attach button to collar.

AbbreviationsK or k - knitk2tog - knit 2 sts togetherkfb - knit into front and back of the stitchm1 - make one by picking up the loop between st just worked and next st, and knitting into the back of this loopP or p - purlyo - yarn overst or sts - stitch or stitches

Stripe sequenceG = green, W = white, R = redcollar in G; then 4G, 2w, 4R, 2W, 4G, 2W, 4R, 2W, 4G; then cuffs and hem in G. The sleeves and body of the sweater are the same number of rows in st st, so the stripe pattern is the same for both.

3 comments:

Hi Mary,The big teddy turns out to be around 14" tall. I fixed the post so there's now a link to the Etsy listing. All I've done is order yarn for my Christmas knitting. I have so many toys to make, my family might be getting balls of yarn for Christmas! (that wouldn't be the first time, either)